LSU POLI 2051 Exam 2 with precise detailed answers || || || || || || || ||
public opinion - ✔✔The collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question.
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political socialization - ✔✔A complex process through which individuals become
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aware of politics, learn political facts, and form political values.
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generational effects - ✔✔Specific age group uniquely affected by a set of historical
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events.
EX: Vietnam, Great Depression
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life cycle effects - ✔✔Political views are influenced by maturation (views that change
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as we get older); as we're young we're more liberal and as we get older we mature and
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become more conservative. || ||
period effects - ✔✔Historical events affect opinions (end of cold war caused everyone
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to want to spend less on defense).
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the statistical theory of sampling - ✔✔A sample of individuals selected by chance from
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any population is representative of that population.
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push polls - ✔✔Poses as a survey designed to implant negative information about an
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opponent in voters' minds. || || ||
exit polls - ✔✔Polling after individuals vote in an election poll.
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likely voters - ✔✔Age eligible voters only show for about 50%.
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, bandwagon - ✔✔A poll showing a particular candidate moving up or surging ahead
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and you vote for him because you see that.
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undergo effect - ✔✔You vote for someone who seems like they don't have a chance.
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liberal - ✔✔Favoring reform, open to new ideas, and tolerant of the ideas and
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behavior of others; not bound by traditional thinking; broad-minded.
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conservative - ✔✔Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
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populist - ✔✔A supporter of the rights and power of the people.
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libertarian - ✔✔One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the
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role of the state.
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sampling error - ✔✔A measuring of the accuracy of a public opinion poll; mainly a
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function of sample size and usually expressed in percentage terms.
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agents of socialization - ✔✔Those agents, such as family and the media, have
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significant impact on citizens' political socialization.
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so-called religious right - ✔✔Consists mostly of white, evangelical Protestants
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political participation - ✔✔Involvement in activities intended to influence public
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policy and leadership, such as voting, joining political groups, contacting elected
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officials, demonstrating for political causes, and giving money to political candidates.
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public opinion - ✔✔The collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question.
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political socialization - ✔✔A complex process through which individuals become
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aware of politics, learn political facts, and form political values.
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generational effects - ✔✔Specific age group uniquely affected by a set of historical
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events.
EX: Vietnam, Great Depression
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life cycle effects - ✔✔Political views are influenced by maturation (views that change
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as we get older); as we're young we're more liberal and as we get older we mature and
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become more conservative. || ||
period effects - ✔✔Historical events affect opinions (end of cold war caused everyone
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to want to spend less on defense).
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the statistical theory of sampling - ✔✔A sample of individuals selected by chance from
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any population is representative of that population.
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push polls - ✔✔Poses as a survey designed to implant negative information about an
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opponent in voters' minds. || || ||
exit polls - ✔✔Polling after individuals vote in an election poll.
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likely voters - ✔✔Age eligible voters only show for about 50%.
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, bandwagon - ✔✔A poll showing a particular candidate moving up or surging ahead
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and you vote for him because you see that.
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undergo effect - ✔✔You vote for someone who seems like they don't have a chance.
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liberal - ✔✔Favoring reform, open to new ideas, and tolerant of the ideas and
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behavior of others; not bound by traditional thinking; broad-minded.
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conservative - ✔✔Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
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populist - ✔✔A supporter of the rights and power of the people.
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libertarian - ✔✔One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the
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role of the state.
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sampling error - ✔✔A measuring of the accuracy of a public opinion poll; mainly a
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function of sample size and usually expressed in percentage terms.
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agents of socialization - ✔✔Those agents, such as family and the media, have
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significant impact on citizens' political socialization.
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so-called religious right - ✔✔Consists mostly of white, evangelical Protestants
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political participation - ✔✔Involvement in activities intended to influence public
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policy and leadership, such as voting, joining political groups, contacting elected
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officials, demonstrating for political causes, and giving money to political candidates.
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